Friday, October 19, 2012
Commissioners, school board members and other borough officials answer residents' concerns at annual Haddonfield Civic Association "town hall" meeting
Leaf pick up, the Brandywine retirement home expansion and copper gutter thievery were on the minds of about 40 borough residents who attended the Haddonfield Civic Association’s annual “town hall” meeting Thursday night at borough hall. The association is aptly named. Civility ruled the night, even though some of the most contentious issues facing the borough, namely, the proposed Bancroft purchase and installation of artificial turf fields, were specifically designated to be discussed for fully half of the meeting. The meeting format allowed people to submit questions and have them answered by the appropriate borough official in a calm and careful way. “This format allows people to have a voice and to have a thoughtful, non-emotional …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
In separate meetings Tuesday, both boards approved the $12.2 million sale.
The borough Board of Education and Board of Commissioners, in separate meetings Tuesday, approved an agreement of sale to purchase the 19-acre Bancroft property on Kings Highway East for $12.2 million. Both meetings were sparsely attended, with less than 10 people at each, but still produced some pointed questions about the Bancroft purchase, part of a $16.9 million bond referendum in January to buy and redevelop the parcel adjacent to Haddonfield Memorial High School. Sherry Gallagher, a Chews Landing Road resident, pressed school board President Steve Weinstein about an appraisal of the property that placed its value at $15.1 million. That amount nearly doubled an $8 million appraisal in 2005. "I think the appraiser used a failed …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The BOE and the borough announce an agreement Tuesday to purchase Bancroft property for $12.19 million.
They just couldn't wait to launch the fireworks tonight at the high school stadium, so the BOE and the borough kicked off the celebration early by announcing a tentative deal Tuesday afternoon to buy the the sprawling, 19-acre Bancroft property next door. The landmark deal, 10 years in the making, marks a signature achievement for the borough and the school board. Here are some of the details: Steve Weinstein, president of the Haddonfield School Board, and Ed Borden, borough commissioner, announce that negotiations with Bancroft Neurohealth have resulted in a proposed Letter of Intent for the purchase of the Bancroft site for public use. The proposed Letter of Intent will be the subject of three public meetings. The first will be a joint …
Bob Phillips
12:57 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
Jack has spent many years doing great work for our town.We need to take time to thank him, not ridicule. Thank you, Bob Phillips more ›